No. 1 in the world with $67.8 bil: News Corp is now worth more than Time
Warner.
points about the Superfund: Alexander Campbell asks pertinent questions.
Divers Go Mainstream In Thrifty Germany: My favorite WSJ Page One story
in a while. I love Berlin.
the Bottom Billion Ever Catch Up? If you’re interested in Collier’s book,
this is a great introduction to his main themes, by the man himself.
Health Care Crisis? Most People Are Healthy: Dean Baker picks apart Ben
Stein in about a tenth of the time that it takes me.
My Phone: Mossberg lets rips on the cellphone carriers. Go Walt!
response ever to mass layoffs.
no longer need to register to read stories on media.guardian.co.uk. The
Guardian was always ahead of the curve w/r/t being free: it’s now finally made
it all the way there.
Santos on congestion pricing: "The experiences of Singapore and London
suggest that road congestion pricing is very useful."
ekonomicheskie blogi: Chap links me in with Rodrik and Krugman, I’ll link
back.
(Full report here.)
And finally: